Great little headlamp

By Stephen Koch Ranked #41 - Headlamps October 17, 2008

The Petzl Zipka is a solid headlamp that I have many of. I keep them in my car, drawers in the kitchen, in the garage and in my backpack. My wife carries one around in her purse. I also use one around my wrist when riding my bike at night. If I don't have my rear light, I hold it towards the back so drivers coming up on me can see me. The attachment is brilliant, simple and totally functional. The folks at Petzl obviously put a lot of time and energy into all of their products and it shows through the way the product functions as well as how it looks. Never cheap parts made in China like most of the other headlamps. This light passes the "flop" test...when it is on my head it doesn't flop around. It also works on helmets. The coolest thing about this light is the ease it switches from one size to another...just pull the back! It works well, is simple and easy to use. Turn it on, light comes on, turn it off, light goes off. It shines fairly brightly...plenty enough for hiking at night without moonlight, changing a tire on a dirt road or for finding your car keyhole in a dark parkinglot (where the lamppost inevitably is shining on the other side of the car). One thing about these, and all headlamps, is that they lose power gradually and it is sometimes difficult to realize it until it is too late. Take spare batteries and check power (in dark room to really see how much output you are getting) before heading out.

Bottom line: Easy to use, strong and functional lamp that comes with batteries and lasts a long time.

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